In the News: Another Internet Court for China; Blockchain Evidence Now Admissible

September 10, 2018 | BY

Jacelyn Johnson

China launches its second Internet Court in Beijing to keep in pace with growing internet-related disputes; while the Supreme People's Court just announced the admissibility of evidence using blockchain technology.

China Launches Second Internet Court as Online Disputes Increase

China on Sunday announced the opening of its second Internet Court in Beijing in a bid to cope with increasing online disputes. China is actively taking measures to further enhance protection for online business transactions, personal data information, and intellectual property rights.

The Beijing Internet Court is designed to handle civil cases involving internet-related disputes such as online shopping contract disputes, online loan disputes, copyright infringement lawsuits, domain name disputes, internet defamation, and other administrative lawsuits.

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